Shortly after white smoke billowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney, the world met a new leader: Pope Leo XIV. An American ...

It is the day when we celebrate the institution of the Eucharist and the priesthood, and it is also the day when Jesus gave us the commandment to love one another as He has loved us. As we reflect ...

Cardinal Blase Cupich, the archbishop of Chicago and one of the 10 U.S. cardinal electors at the conclave that elected the ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological ...

The announcement that an American cardinal had been elected Roman Catholic Church’s 267th pope had special meaning for a ...

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost sat down for an interview at a parish in the Chicago area before celebrating Mass.

Such a vision of the institution's hierarchical structure ... sole ministry of the priest centered on the celebration of the Eucharist. However, for Francis, the credibility of the church was ...

How are young Catholics thinking about the American Catholic church during the papal transition. NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to the hosts of American Magazine's Jesuitical podcast.

I hope the next Holy Father desires to be a faithful steward of the heritage and rich traditions of the Church. People crave ...

The extraordinary longevity of the Catholic Church could make it seem like a body that floats above the everyday world of ...

As Catholics in Rome await the election of their new bishop, the pope, some of them celebrated Sunday Mass at their parishes ...

As the Church honors the life and legacy of Pope Francis, Archbishop Pérez invites everyone to pray for the College of ...